Pyridine → Methyl 3-acetyl-4-(2'-isopropoxy-5'-methyl-benzoyloxy)-benzoate

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Methyl 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-benzoate (6 g) in dioxane (100 ml) was reacted with 2-isopropoxy-5-methyl-benzoyl chloride (10 g) in the presence of pyridine (10 ml) at room temperature for 16 hours. After dilution with water, the precipitate was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic solution was washed with 5% NaHCO3 and water and then evaporated to dryness to give methyl 3-acetyl-4-(2'-isopropoxy-5'-methyl-benzoyloxy)-benzoate (13 g, oil), which was dissolved in methyl-ethyl-ketone (200 ml) and treated with anhydrous potassium carbonate (22 g) under stirring at the reflux temperature for 4 hours.

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